Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.52 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.52
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
160th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.99
in 1965
All-time low
1.52
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde stood at 1.52. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde peaked at 6.99 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 160th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.5 | — |
| 1951 | 6.51 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.55 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 6.58 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 6.62 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.66 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 6.71 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 6.75 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 6.8 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 6.84 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 6.88 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.92 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 6.95 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.98 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.99 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.99 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.99 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.98 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 6.97 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.95 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.93 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.91 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 6.89 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.86 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6.82 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 6.77 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.71 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 6.64 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 6.56 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.47 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.38 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 6.27 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.17 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.07 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.97 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 5.92 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 5.81 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.68 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 5.55 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 5.45 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.36 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.26 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.12 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.95 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 4.72 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.49 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.26 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.05 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.9 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 3.73 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.54 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.37 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 3.19 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.73 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.41 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.25 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.33 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.15 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.07 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.03 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.97 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.97 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.93 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.53 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.52 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.65 | 6.5 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.88 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.76 | 6.47 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.93 | 5.45 | 6.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 | 3.73 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 | 2.25 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 | 1.7 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 1.53 compare
- 158 Cayman Islands 1.53 compare
- 159 Kuwait 1.52 compare
- 161 Denmark 1.51 compare
- 162 Portugal 1.51 compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 40.3 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.298 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 30.73 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde was 1.52 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 160th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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